Car-coupling



E. RYE.

GAR GOUPLING.

(No Model.)

No. 313,026. @l

mvENToR ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES reirse Startins Parent @trici-r.

Encan on ALBANY, rrnxas.

CAR-CGUP"LIN'G.

SPLECIFICATlON forming part of Letters Patent No, 313,026, dated February 24, 1885.

Application filed November 29, 18E-4.

T0 all whom z' may concern:

' Be it known that I, EDGARRYE, of Albany, in the county of Shackelford and State of rlexas, have invented a new and Improved Car-Coupling, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient carcoupling by which cars may be coupled without requiring the train-men to stand between them and expose themselves to injury.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the gnres.

Figure l is a perspective view of the end of a box freight-car with my improved coupling applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the draw-head removed from the car, and showing the coupling-pin operating-levers. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation showing the end of one draw-head in vertical section and the two opposite draw-heads coupled. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the lever-locking mechanism of the coupling, and Fig. 5 shows a modification ofthe lever-locking mechanism.

The letterA indicates the draw-head, which may be held to the car-framein any approved way, and may have a buffer-spring tted on its shank or bar a to ease the shocks in coupling. The draw-head has asocket, B, which ranges vertically, so as to receive the coup-- ling-link C, which stands edgewise, instead of lying iiat or horizontallyin the common way. I prefer to make the link in tapering form both ways from the center toward its ends, or diamond shaped, and shape the link-sockets correspondingly. (See Fig. 3.) 'Near the base of the link-socket I inake the horizontallyranging hole d, to receive the coupling-pin D, which is connected with the outer end of the lever E, which has an inwardly-extending lug,

e, which may enter a recess in the side of the draw-head A, so that a pin, F, passed vertically through the draw-head and lug pivots the lever E to the draw-head soit may swing in horizontal plane.

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To the back end of the lever Eis piv'oted at g a link, G, which extends through an aperture, a', of the draw-head to its other side, where it connects pivotally at h with the curved end of a lever, H, which is pivoted on a vertical pin, I, wit-hin the aperture a and projects from the draw-head to the side of the box-car'A, at which point said lever H may be connected to the end of a lever, J, which is fulcrumed atj to the car-body and extends to the top ofthe car, where it passes between the two cross-bars k lc, fixed to opposite Sides ofa frame or stand, K, suitably' secured to the top ofthe car. The bar K has aseries ot' holes, Z, into any one of which the pin m of a springpressed locking-lever, M, pivoted to the lever H, may be passed.

Vhen the lever J is swung to carry the hori zontally-ranging lever H in the direction of the arrow x in Fig. 2, the pin D will be carried through the entered link G ot' the drawhead to couple on another car, in which position, as in Fig. 2, the pin will be locked by entering the pin m of lever M into one of the holes Z of the frame K, so that the pin cannot be displaced accidentally by the shocks of coupling on other cars to a train, or by the jars incident to travel over the road; and to -uncouple the cars it is only necessary to unlock the pin m of lever M from theframe K and swing the lever J to move the lever H the other way, or in the Vdirection of arrow y, which will Withdraw the coupling-pin D from the link C, and allow the cars to be drawn apart.

I prefer to make the forward edge or side of the coupling-pin rounding or curved, as in Fig. 2, so it may more easily be withdrawn by brake-shaft or stand N, so that in case of acci- IOC dent the cars may quickly be detached from the engine or the rest of the train by operating the unlocked lever J before or at about the same time that the brakes are applied.

When the coupling is fitted to passengercars, the frame K Will be fixed suitably to the car-platform, and when the coupling is applied to flat box-cars A2 or to coal-cars I will extend the lever H to the side ofthe car and form on it a handle by which it may be moved to operate I,the coupling-pin by a train-man standing at one side of the track,wh'ere he can see and more conveniently and quickly signal the engineer, and thus save considerable time in making up trains.

O is a plate xedto the car sill or frame,

and having a series of holes, 0, into any one of which the pin P maybe entered after passing through the lever H, as shown in Fig. 5, to lock the cars coupled or to hold the coupling-pin to prevent coupling, as hereinbefore described. I connect t-he pin P to a chain, R, attached to the car, to prevent loss of the pin.

rPhe locking devices O P of Fig. 5 may be applied to passenger-cars also, if desired.

The coupling-link C, having narrow ends, Will readily enter the link-socket of an opposing draW-head, be it higher or lower, the link having the necessary play in the socket, and it is evident that the link enters the opposing draW-head automatically, and need not be held and guided into it; hence the trainrnen are not required to stand between the cars and expose themselves to injury when coupling the cars.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A car-coupling constructed with a drawhead having a vertically-ranging and inwardly-tapering li nk-socket and a horizontal hole to receive the coupling-pin, in combination with a coupling-link tapering from the middle toward the end, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination, .in a car-coupling, of a draw-head, A, having a vertically-ranging link-socket, ahorizontal hole, d, crossing the socket, and a coupling-pin. D, adapted to said hole and to the coupling-link C, and connected to a lever, E, link G, and lever H, and said lever H extending to the side of the car, substantially as herein set forth. 3. The combination, in a'car-coupling, ofa draw-head, A, having a vertically-ranging link-socket, a horizontal hole,- d, a couplingpin, D, lever E, link G, lever H, extending to the side of the car, lever J, connecting with lever H and extending to the top of the car, and means for locking the lever J at the top of the car, substantially as herein set forth.

4. The combination, in a car-coupling, of a draw-head, A, having a vertically-ranging link-socket, a horizontal hole, d, a couplingpin, D, lever E, link G, levers H J, and a frame, K, having a series of holes, Z, and a lock lever or latch, Mm, substantially as here- 

